Android: Yahoo! Music isn't usually the first thing most Android users think of when they look for a good music app, but that may change with Play. Play is not only a full music player, but it automatically scrobbles to Last.fm, and identifies songs (like Shazam or Soundhound). Since it's Yahoo!, it does it all completely free.

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If you can get past the purple, Play starts to impress right away. For starters, it's fast—to the point that the stock Android music app starts to feel a bit sluggish. Play also handles missing album art, by automatically grabbing it for you if you've got a data connection. The player itself is very finger-friendly and easy on the eyes, and it's got a news button that lets bored listeners read up on recent stories about the artist.

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The major gem in this app is the song identification feature. It's basically the same thing we're all used to by now with apps like Shazam or Soundhound, except it's unlimited, free, and has an option to listen for extended periods to identify multiple songs in a row. It's also accurate, having correctly ID'd three and a half random songs out of five songs, all played on Pandora. The half-point was because it thought a song by Arcade Fire was actually Montel Jordan vs. Arcade Fire, which while funny, was technically wrong.

For a brand new app, there's a serious lack of bugs in this one. Play is definitely worth a try if you're looking for a good combination of music app and song identifier.